England end penalty jinx, coasts to quarter-finals on 4-3 penalty shoot-outs

England end penalty jinx, coasts to quarter-finals on 4-3 penalty shoot-outs

Posted on July 3, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

AFP……England edged Colombia 4-3 on penalties to halt a run of five successive shootout defeats at major tournaments and book a quarter-final clash against Sweden at the World Cup. Harry Kane fired England ahead with his tournament-leading sixth goal just before the hour in Moscow, converting a penalty after he was hauled down by Carlos

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FIFA open ‘disciplinary’ case against England for poppy tribute

FIFA on Thursday launched a “disciplinary” case against England and Scotland for wearing poppy armbands in a tribute to British war dead.

The world body did not say that the armbands breached its ban on wearing political symbols but the case is another step on the road to sanctions against the two countries.